Writing an obituary for your mother while she is suffering and close to death is something you really shouldn't have to do. I say that, and think to myself, "Well, who else?" Perhaps what I mean to say is that I would hope by the time you sit down to write the obit, you can say of your parent, "He/She lived to a ripe old age, followed his/her dreams, enjoyed his/her life immensely, and died suddenly at home in bed with very few regrets."
I am having trouble believing that 59 is a ripe old age, although I know that there are many, many people in the world for whom 59 years would have been a gift. I am thankful that she saw both of her children settled and happily married, that she had time to spend with her grandchildren, and that she was relatively healthy and active for most of her life.
Posted by grrlTravels at September 24, 2004 12:01 PM